Job Description:

About the Position

The Plant Systems Inventory Control Specialist position is responsible for providing overall administration of inventory control management in support of manufacturing and distribution. This position will develop, implement, execute and maintain processes and procedures that ensure timely, accurate and consistently reliable inventory management information. In addition, this position will maintain ownership for all information generated by inventory information systems.  Will also act as a liaison to the corporate I.S. department in identifying and resolving system and software problems, assisting with upgrades of hardware/software and processing requests.

Essential Functions

Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

• Investigates and resolves issues related to inventory transaction discrepancies using sound problem solving techniques, and implements required changes to eliminate reoccurrence.


• Generates, analyzes, and audits for accuracy and completeness daily and monthly inventory reports that are used in conjunction with plant manufacturing performance and other financial operating reports.


• Develops and implements procedures for rejected, damaged, reworked product associated with the manufacturing and distribution process to ensure accurate financial accounting within the inventory systems.


• Writes standard operating procedures for all aspects of inventory transaction processing.


• Develops and delivers training to employees involved in inventory transaction processing.


• Develops and attains inventory management standards and goals to support plant and finance department objectives.


• Manages activities and administration that identify and resolve issues related to obsolete, excessive, or overage products.


• Establishes routine audits and verification procedures of inventory transactions including consistent cycle count program.


• Serves as Site Inventory Systems Administrator providing oversight of host system transaction reconciliations, functional access and security, and cycle counts.


• Perform testing of system changes/upgrades within the plant.


• Provide general system training for new employees on related systems.


• Serves as a liaison with corporate IS to ensure prompt problem identification and resolution for systems issues.

Position Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills.


• Identifies problems, performs “root cause” analysis, identifies options and effectively implements solutions.


• Manages time efficiently and effectively.


• Result oriented quantitative thinker with good judgment and cost/benefit perspective.


• Highly motivated team player with good interpersonal skills.

 Supervisory Responsibilities

None.

Education and/or Experience:

• 4-year Business degree or equivalent experience


• Minimum of 3 years inventory control experience


• 2 years bar code technology inventory system experience preferred


• Manufacturing background with automated inventory preferred

 Attendance:

To support ongoing business goals and successfully contribute to your team, acceptable levels of performance and attendance must be consistently maintained, including attending all required meetings and events.  Requires the flexibility to work non-standard hours as needed.

 Quality

Follows procedures to ensure all food quality standards are met or exceeded. Must also produce quality work measured by efficiency, accuracy, and completion of both personal and company goals in a manner that embodies CM values and our culture of integrity, dignity and respect.

Safety/Legal

Employees are required to conduct their work in a safe and legal manner, according to all GMP food safety standards as well as following all compliance and CM safety protocols. Employees must be willing to be responsible for their safety and health as well as the safety and health of all employees, vendors and visitors.

 Physical Demands and Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, sit, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone along with reaching. Specific vision abilities include close vision requirements due to computer work. Moderate noise, ability to work in a confined area, and ability to sit at a computer for an extended period of time are also included.  Ability to effectively communicate and work in a dynamic environment. 

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.  This position description is designed to outline primary duties, qualifications and job scope, but not limit our employees nor the organization to just the work identified. It is our expectation that each employee will offer his/her services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of the company.

The policy of Continental Mills, Inc. is to hire, train, and promote all persons in all job groups in accordance with law, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital or military status, national origin, gender identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, genetic information, or any other status or characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law.

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